Just In:NBC Revokes AIT, Silverbird, 50 Other Broadcast Licenses
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revoked the broadcast licenses of Silverbird TV, AIT and 50 other broadcasters following their failure to renew their broadcast licenses.
This was announced by the Director-General of the NBC, Malam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday.
According to Shehu, AIT, Silverbird, Raypower FM, Rhythm FM and 48 other stations were indebted to the NBC to the tune of N2.6bn since 2015.
While directing its state offices to liaise with security agencies to ensure the shutdown of the operation of the affected stations within the next 24 hours, the NBC director said there was no political undertone in revoking the license of the defaulting broadcast stations.
He urged the stations to pay their fees before 24 hours to avert total disconnection.
The broadcasting regulator said it had earlier granted the affected stations two weeks to renew their licenses and pay their debts or consider their licenses revoked.
However, three months after the notice, some of the affected stations are yet to settle their debt with the NBC in contravention of the National Broadcasting Commission Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, particularly section 10(a) of the third schedule of the Act.
The list of affected broadcasters and stations are:Silverbird TV
Rhythm FM Abuja
Rhythm FM Lagos
Rhythm FM Yenagoa
Rhythm FM Port Harcourt
Rhythm FM Jos
Rhythm FM Benin
AIT/Raypower FM
Greetings FMT
ao FM
Zuma FM
Crowther FM
We FMLinksman International ItdBomay Broadcasting Services Itd
MITV (Murhi International Group Ltd)
Classic FM Port Harcourt
Classic FM Lagos
Classic TVBeat
FMCooper Communications Itd
Splash FM
Rock City FM
Family FM
Space FM
Radio Jeremi
Breeze FM
Vibes FM
Family Love FM
Wave FM
Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation
Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation
Niger State Broadcasting Corporation
Gombe State Broadcasting Corporation
Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation
Lagos DSB
Osun State Broadcasting Corporation
Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation
Ondo State Broadcasting Corporation
Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation
Bayelsa State Broadcasting Corporation
Cross River State Broadcasting Corporation
Imo State Broadcasting Corporation
Anambra State Broadcasting Corporation
Borno State Broadcasting Corporation
Yobe State Broadcasting Corporation
Sokoto State Broadcasting Corporation
Zamfara State Broadcasting Corporation
Kebbi State Broadcasting Corporation
Jigawa State Broadcasting Corporation
Kaduna State Broadcasting Corporation
Katsina State Broadcasting Corporation
